A special memorial is to be placed in Colvend churchyard in honour of a World War One soldier.
The name George Duncan was added to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission’s Debt of Honour Register in May 2009 following research by Rockcliffe’s Ken Morrison, a volunteer with the Scottish Military Research Group, and by members of the In From the Cold Project.
Further research by the group has revealed that George is buried in the churchyard at Colvend, but they have not been able to establish exactly where.
As a result, the commission is producing a special memorial and are looking for possible relatives to get in touch by emailing enquiries@cwgc.org.
George was born in 1897 in Springholm, together with a twin sister named Maggie. He was a farm worker when he enlisted in June 1915 as a private in the 2nd Kirkcudbrightshire Battery of the 2/2nd Lowland Field Artillery Brigade.
He was posted to France in December 1917 and joined the 150th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery as a gunner.
George was admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital at Rouen, France in April 1918 suffering from tuberculosis and he was evacuated to the Grove Military Hospital, Tooting, London. He was discharged from the army in July 1918 and awarded a Silver War Badge.
